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Taylor Frankie Paul Cleared of DV
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The latest season of The Bachelorette may or may not be coming to a screen near you one day, but Taylor Frankie Paul isn’t heading to court over two domestic violence claims that saw the ABC reality show yanked from the schedule last month.
“After reviewing reports and evidence submitted to the Draper Police Department and West Jordan Police Department, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office has declined to file charges against Taylor Frankie Paul,” announced DA Sim Gill’s office this afternoon.
ABC pulled the plug on The Bachelorette on March 19, just ahead of its planned premiere on March 22, after a new video emerged showing Paul throwing metal stools at ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen and apparently hitting one of her children. A 2023 incident, also caught on film, had already seen Paul enter a guilty plea in 2024 on one count of aggravated assault for the dust-up with Mortensen. More allegations against Paul emerged in late March after the unscripted romance series was shelved, to no small cost to ABC (AKA tens of millions).
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives lead remains under ongoing probation. Paul could have seen that privilege revoked and been hit with up to five-year prison sentence for a third-degree felony if DA Gill had decided to pursue further charges.
In letters sent Tuesday to the Draper and West Jordan cop shops, the Utah prosecutor stated: “The complainant in these cases reported several incidents – some of which occurred more than three years ago. Any incidents of misdemeanor offenses which are alleged to have occurred more than two years ago are barred by the statute of limitations. Incidents which are alleged to have occurred within the statute of limitations have also been reviewed.”
The DA added: “Several incidents that were submitted do not rise to the level of criminal offenses. The remaining incidents lack sufficient evidence to support filing criminal charges where the State must be able to prove such allegations beyond a reasonable doubt. Such incidents lack specificity as to when and what actually occurred or corroboration.”
“Based on the evidence submitted for screening by the Draper Police Department and West Jordan Police Department, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office declines to file any charges.”
ABC parent company Disney declined to comment on today’s lack of charges against Paul. Reps for the much accused Mormon Wives star did not respond to request for comment from Deadline.
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More on "Pop Culture Jeopardy!" Season 2
Catch It on Netflix May 11
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Starting May 11th, new episodes of Pop Culture Jeopardy! will premiere on Netflix every weekday through June 5th.
Pop Culture Jeopardy! is a twist on the classic quiz show's "answer-and-question" format that combines the academic rigor of Jeopardy! with the exciting and ever-changing world of pop culture. Contestants compete on teams to test their knowledge on a variety of categories as they compete in a tournament-style event for the grand prize and ultimate bragging rights.
Hosted by SNL Weekend Update anchor Colin Jost, Pop Culture Jeopardy! is a prudciton of Sony Pictures Television Studios, Michael Davies executive producer and Bari Jean Dorman co-exective producer.
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Paramount/Netflix/Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount to Acquire WBD
WBD SEts April 23 for Shareholder Vote
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Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) ("Paramount") and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) ("WBD") today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Paramount will acquire WBD, forming a premier global media and entertainment company focused on expanding consumer choice and empowering creative talent worldwide.
Under the terms of the agreement, Paramount will pay $31.00 per share in cash for all outstanding shares of WBD. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies and is expected to close in Q3 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory clearances and approval by WBD shareholders, with a vote expected in the early spring of 2026. In the event the transaction has not closed by September 30, 2026, WBD shareholders will receive a $0.25 per share "ticking fee" for each quarter (measured daily) until closing.
The merger unlocks innovative and compelling storytelling opportunities across the combined company's best-in-class film and television studios, streaming and linear platforms. Together, Paramount and WBD will deliver greater choice for consumers through its leading streaming platforms with an exceptional intellectual property portfolio that has produced popular franchises such as Game of Thrones, Mission Impossible, Harry Potter, Top Gun, the DC Universe and SpongeBob SquarePants.
David Ellison, Chairman and CEO of Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, said: "From the very beginning, our pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery has been guided by a clear purpose: to honor the legacy of two iconic companies while accelerating our vision of building a next-generation media and entertainment company. By bringing together these world-class studios, our complementary streaming platforms, and the extraordinary talent behind them, we will create even greater value for audiences, partners and shareholders - and we couldn't be more excited for what's ahead."
David Zaslav, President and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery said: "I'm very pleased with the outcome we achieved for WBD shareholders and the entertainment industry. Our guiding principle throughout this process has been to secure a transaction that maximizes the value of our iconic assets and our century-old studio while delivering as much certainty as possible for our investors. We look forward to working with Paramount to complete this historic transaction."
There are a few consolations. Netflix stock is up today — investors disliked the deal, preferring the streamer as it has mostly been, a finally tuned precision tool, no big complications. Netflix will also walk away with a cool $2.8 billion breakup fee from WBD (but funded by Paramount). And it forced a rival studio to pony up more cash in what will be the biggest leveraged buyout in history.
The latest...
- The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority is seeking the public’s comment on the $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, the first step towards a formal investigation of the megadeal. On Monday, the regulator launched an “invitation to comment,” allowing interested parties to submit “any initial views on the impact that the transaction could have on competition in the UK.”
- WBD shareholders advised to vote against David Zaslav's $550M golden parachute
because it includes “problematic” tax reimbursements and accelerated stock vesting for the exec.
- Paramount Skydance has completed a series of transactions to restructure the debt financing for its proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. In an SEC filing, Paramount said it had reached a deal to syndicate its previously disclosed debt funding for the WBD deal and “has entered into permanent financing transactions that will support the consummation of the merger and make up a portion of the post-closing capital structure of the combined business.”
- Jeff Shell‘s legal team is engaged in preliminary talks with Paramount Skydance on a possible exit from the media giant, where he currently serves as president. If Shell remains at the company, he will most likely transition to a different, more advisory role, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations.
- Warner Bros. Discovery has set April 23 at 10 am ET for a special meeting of shareholders to vote on the media giant’s sale to David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, a key step forward in the process. WBD said in an SEC filing Thursday that it started mailing definitive proxy statements to shareholders ahead of the meeting where stockholders of record as of 5 pm ET on March 20, 2026 are entitled to vote.
- Paramount has announced that it will merge its own streamer Paramount+ and that of Warner Bros. Discovery, HBO Max, into one entity.
CEO David Ellison says the company's pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery will give it the scale it needs to compete with Netflix, especially when Paramount+ and HBO Max come together. "We will combine the streaming portfolios of the two companies into one stronger platform over the coming years," Ellison told Wall Street analysts Monday on a conference call to discuss the $111 billion deal. On Paramount+ and HBO, he said, "there are more than 200 million [direct-to-consumer] subscribers today, and more than 100 countries and territories worldwide, positioning us to compete effectively with the leading streaming services in today's marketplace."
- Paramount executives stressed Monday that once merged with Warner Bros. Discovery, the company combined has no plans to unload any legacy cable networks. CEO David Ellison and COO and Chief Strategy Officer Andy Gordon were asked about that several times by analysts on a call. They have spoken frequently already about the logic of retaining cable after Ellison's Skydance acquired Paramount in August.
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Paramount president Jeff Shell, a key member of the management team during the company's pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery, did not join Monday's conference call to discuss the merger. The exec's notable absence comes amid an internal probe of his dealings with Robert James "RJ" Cipriani. Deadline last month broke the news that Shell and his reps are ready to respond if Robert James "RJ" Cipriani makes good on his threat to sue him. The crux of the potential complaint is Cipriani's allegation that Shell leaked information about corporate doings like Paramount's $7.7 billion acquisition of UFC rights.
- Fitch Ratings downgraded Paramount Skydance's long-term issuer default rating from "BBB-" to "BB+," putting it into speculative-grade investment territory (aka "junk"). In addition, Fitch downgraded Paramount Skydance's senior unsecured debt from "BBB-" to "BB+" — and placed all the ratings on "Rating Watch Negative," indicating that further downgrades may be in the offing.
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David Zaslav is selling 4,004,149 shares of Warner Bros. Discovery stock, with an aggregate market value of $114,118,246, per an SEC filing from the company Tuesday. The date of the stock sale was listed as March 3. The shares Zaslav sold were granted from January 2023 to February 2026 as part of his employment agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery.
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A coalition of 28 public interest groups have published an open letter to state attorneys general urging them to "expeditiously investigate" and use their full range of legal authority to block Paramount's pending $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. "The combined corporate behemoth would likely result in higher consumer costs from anti-competitive consolidation, layoffs of American workers, and a sharp reduction in consumers' ability to access news and entertainment programming, streaming services, and other products," the letter states.
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Chinese tech giant Tencent is considering investing several hundred million dollars in Paramount's deal according to Bloomberg.
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Avalon/Channel 4
Your Next Task: Move to Poland
TVN Picks Up Local Version
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Taskmaster’s international rollout is continuing apace, with a local version greenlit by Polish broadcaster TVN. Warner Bros. Discovery-owned TVN’s version of the hit comedy-entertainment format will be produced by Avalon and Constantin. The news comes as several new international Taskmaster series have just launched, with more to come through 2026.
The format has an all-powerful ‘Taskmaster’ who, with the help of a loyal assistant, tests the wiles of a panel of comedians over the course of each series by setting them weird and wonderful challenges.
Alex Horne created the show and is a host on the long-running UK version alongside comedian Greg Davies. “I think this has got a bit out of control, to be honest,” he said as news of the latest international deal dropped. “But I am still thrilled that the people of Poland are finally going to see their top comedians casting dignity to one side as they strive to impress the Polish version of Greg Davies.”
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Spain "Caught in the Middle"
Atresmedia to Adapt Talpa Format
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Talpa Studios continues to drive the international rollout of its quiz format Caught in the Middle, as Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia commissions a local version for Antena 3. The show, created by the global content company founded by John de Mol, will be produced by Fremantle Spain in partnership with Talpa Studios and recorded later this year at Talpa’s international production hub in the Netherlands. The new commission strengthens the ongoing collaboration between Talpa Studios and Atresmedia, following previous adaptations such as The Jump and The Quiz with Balls.
Carmen Ferreiro, Director of Entertainment Programming at Atresmedia, added: “For Atresmedia, a leading group in Spain, it remains a priority to continue investing in successful international formats in order to stay at the forefront of entertainment in our country. The most-watched game shows on Spanish television are on Atresmedia and, therefore, we are very pleased to have acquired Caught in the Middle, as it perfectly fits our type of entertainment, allowing viewers to play along from home at the same time.”
Originally launched on SBS6, Caught in the Middle has emerged as the network’s top-performing new game show of the past six years, achieving an average market share of 18.1% across its first eight episodes—well above the slot average of 12.9%. A second season has already been confirmed in the Netherlands, while the format also secured a paper format deal in Australia ahead of its Dutch debut, with the local version set to premiere later this year.
Sebastian van Barneveld, Director Global Distribution at Talpa Studios, said: “Following its strong performance and renewal in the Netherlands, it’s great to see Caught in the Middle continue its international expansion. The format combines a clear, easy-to-follow gameplay with a striking visual identity, brought to life in our international production hub. This makes it instantly engaging and highly adaptable for broadcasters looking for a scalable, high-impact game show.”
The format places one duo at the center of a vast LED arena, surrounded by 100 opponents gradually closing in. Across 15 questions, contestants must strategically choose answers that match those given by as many rivals as possible, eliminating them round by round before they reach the center and claim the €50,000 prize. The gameplay combines knowledge with crowd psychology, building tension as the circle tightens and culminating in a final high-stakes Top 10 round.
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Surviving Alan Ritchson
"War Machine" Star to Front New Series for Netflix
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Alan Ritchson is heading into the wilderness for a new unscripted series at Netflix.
The star of Netflix’s War Machine and Amazon’s Reacher is leading a survival competition series for the streamer.
It marks his first time fronting an unscripted series and comes over twenty years after he appeared on season three of American Idol, where he sang Stevie Wonder’s “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”.
The untitled series will see avid survivalist and experienced outdoorsman Ritchson lead a group of high-profile creators and headline-makers in asking whether when all the comforts of modern life are stripped away, can they rise to the challenge to survive or will they give in to the pressure. Competition, alliances, and egos collide as this group puts public reputations on the line, testing players’ self-reliance, problem-solving, and grit, per the logline.
Netflix has found success in the survival space with series such as Outlast, which comes from exec producer Jason Bateman. Set in the Alaskan wilderness, it has been renewed for a third season, and Alone, the History channel series that has found a big audience on the streamer and recently launched its eleventh season.
The series is produced by Bunim/Murray Productions, which is behind series such as MTV’s The Challenge, Hulu’s Vanderpump Villa and Lifetime’s The Chrisleys: Back To Reality. It previously produced survival series I Survived Bear Grylls, which ran for one season on TBS.
Ritchson exec produces alongside Julie Pizzi, Rupert Dobson, Gayani Wanigaratne and Jay Bienstock, who also serves as showrunner. John Faratzis is co-exec producer.
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Tuesday Lightning Round
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- Jennifer Hudson returns to American Idol for Disney Night (Deadline)
- Brooke Hogan talks about her departed dad on "Rock the Block" (TV Insider)
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Game Show Network
America Says... Welcome Back
GSN Reboots Classic Original Series
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It began with a teaser on a set in Los Angeles. John Michael Higgins sat in a chair and said... "Did you miss me?" Game Show Network did... and they're doing something about it, bringing back America Says for another run.
Billed as a new season, America Says hosted by Higgins is one of Game Show Network's most popular shows. It's where contestants try to guess the top answers that America have answered to fill-in-the-blank survey questions "covering every topic under the sun." Teams of four compete, and the team with the most points at the end of regular play, goes on to the bonus for $15,000.
Created & produced by Dave Noll & Cleve Keller & originally launched by Game Show Enterprises in 2018 and running for five seasons, America Says will return to the schedule with new episodes in April.
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Fox Nation Misses Another...
Season 2 of "What Did I Miss?" Launches April 27
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FOX Nation is back with season two of Greg Gutfeld's What Did I Miss?, announced Lauren Petterson, president of the streaming service. Helmed by Greg Gutfeld, host of the eponymous late night success Gutfeld!, the first episode of this three-episode series is set to release on April 27th. Episode two will follow on May 4th with episode three debuting on May 11th.
In making the announcement, Petterson said, "If season one proved anything, it's that real life can be more unbelievable than the wildest of tales. We are thrilled to offer FOX Nation subscribers exclusive access to the second season of What Did I Miss? as our very own king of late-night Greg Gutfeld returns to test the contestants on what they missed in isolation."
Gutfeld added, "Against all logic, people volunteered to do this crazy game show again. And the only thing standing between them and victory is me."
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ABC/Eureka Studios
"Holey Moley" Tees Off in Portugal
Fremantle Acquires International Distribution Rights, Sets Up Shop in Production Hub
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Fremantle is gambling on Holey Moley.
The … Got Talent maker has officially taken global production and distribution rights on the format and forged a hub in Portugal from which it will make versions of the show that aired on ABC in the States.
Initial filming is slated for May and June 2026 and Fremantle said global territories adapting the format will be announced in due course.
Last month, reports emerged that I’m a Celebrity hosts Ant & Dec were developing a UK version with their own indie Mitre Studios and Fremantle.
The hub is in Portimão, Portugal and comes after Fremantle touted Holey Moley at the recent London TV Screenings.
In the show, which was created by Fremantle’s Eureka Productions, contestants face off against each other on larger-than-life holes designed to test their precision. Along the way, they brave obstacles.
Holey Moley aired on ABC between 2019 and 2022. One series also aired in Australia on Seven Network.
Fremantle boss Jennifer Mullin said: “Holey Moley has proven its success in the United States, with its unique blend of comedy, competition, and large‑scale spectacle, attracting a significant broad audience. We are excited to drive the format’s international expansion through our new global production hub in Portugal.”
Holey Moley creator Chris Culvenor just lauched a new Fremantle label, Eureka Studios. Fremantle also makes the likes of Got Talent, The X Factor and Too Hot To Handle.
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SET to Launch Tum Ho Naa April 28
Show to Replace "Wheel of Fortune India"
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Sony Entertainment Television has confirmed that it will launch its new gameshow ‘Tum Ho Naa’ in the weekday 21:00 slot, replacing ‘Wheel of Fortune’ after a short run.
The program, hosted by Rajeev Khandelwal, will make its debut on Tuesday 28th April. The show is positioned as an interactive format designed to engage viewers through a blend of strategy, participation and light‑hearted competition.
The channel has recently placed considerable emphasis on non‑fiction programming, with titles such as ‘MasterChef India’, ‘Shark Tank India’, ‘Wheel of Fortune’, and now ‘Tum Ho Naa’ forming a key part of its schedule. Whether this shift towards reality and game‑based content will deliver the ratings boost the broadcaster is aiming for remains to be seen.
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Collector's Edition
"Collector's Call" Features Bob Boden's Game Show Collection
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If you ever wondered where the The Price Is Right’s little yodeley guy from the Cliff Hangers game ever ended up or whatever happened to the show’s original Plinko chip or Gene Rayburn‘s skinny long microphone from Match Game — really, name any old prop from game show history — you’ll probably see it on the Season 7 premiere episode of Collector’s Call.
The seventh season of MeTV’s Collector’s Call (Sundays beginning April 12) promises some fascinating firsts — including the highest-priced collection ever (but it’s not this episode). Host Lisa Whelchel, who is beloved from her younger days starring as privileged prep school student Blair Warner on The Facts of Life, as well as making it to the final three in Survivor (Season 25), returns and couldn’t be more excited about the new season.
Whelchel has been traveling the country visiting collectors — in addition to being on Substack — and took a minute to reflect on the variety of collections the show has covered these past seven years.
“I really did think when I started how fun this was, but also that surely we’re going to run out of people who have collections,” she shared with ReMIND Magazine. “I can honestly say that each season the collections get even more incredible.”
The 26-episode new season begins with a personal favorite of Whelchel’s, and it’s easy to understand why. “Meet Bob Boden — Game Show Memorabilia” (Sunday, April 12 at 6:30/5:30c) will immediately make you smile as Boden takes you through his massive collection of game show memorabilia.
“I’m a child of the ’70s,” Whelchel explains. “Coming home from school and watching Match Game — or if I’m staying home from school sick, watching $25,000 Pyramid or watching Wheel of Fortune with my grandmother at night. It’s just a part of the culture and the generations. And it brings back a time. Every one of those things that I just named, being with my grandmother, watching Wheel of Fortune, that connection is connected to my heart. Coming home from school after a full day, and watching Batman and Gilligan’s Island and then Family Feud. These shows and these collections immediately tie in to emotions that we need — there’s a lot of hard stuff going on in the world right now, so to have a simpler, gentler, sweeter time highlighted is just a dose of good medicine.”
Boden worked behind the scenes writing, producing, and cocreating game shows like Jeopardy!, Family Feud, Press Your Luck, The $25,000 Pyramid, and more. When a show wrapped production, it was normal for the stage to be ripped apart and the full set trashed. Boden started asking if he could keep some of the more iconic props; fast forward to today, and he’s amassed over 10,000 items. Boden plans to move much of his collection to the National Archives of Game Show History in Rochester’s The Strong National Museum of Play.
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The Battle for Price Goes to the Movies
Gotham Group Options "Unsung Warriors of The Price Is Right"
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The story of The Price is Right models and their fight to stand up to Bob Barker, the show’s famous host, is getting the screen treatment.
The Gotham Group, the management and production company run by founder Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, has optioned the film and television rights to “The Unsung Warriors of The Price is Right,” an investigative article written by award-winning journalist David Kushner and published in Business Insider in September 2024. Goldsmith-Vein, Eric Robinson and Ross Siegel will produce for The Gotham Group, with Kushner also joining as a producer.
Kushner’s piece chronicled the untold story of the women behind Price is Right, America’s longest-running game show, and who, as models, became known as “Barker’s Beauties.” But while life was glamourous on the outside in the show’s heyday of the 1970s and 1980s, behind the scenes the women endured, and battled, years of misogynistic behaviour, sexual harassment, and racial discrimination. And when they turned to CBS executives for help, they were met with a collective silence and a brushing under the carpet.
Led by model Holly Hallstrom, the women, in various ways, took on Barker and the most powerful machinery in daytime television, enduring public shaming, nondisclosure agreements, and financial ruin, long before the term #MeToo entered the public lexicon.
Hallstrom fought Barker and CBS for nearly a decade and was broke and living out of her car when she finally won a multimillion-dollar settlement without signing a non-disclosure agreement, a fate that some of the other Barker Beauties could not achieve. Hallstrom broke decades of silence to tell her story alongside colleagues Kathleen Bradley and Linda Riegert.
“David Kushner’s reporting is exactly the kind of deeply human, culturally resonant story we look for,” said Goldsmith-Vein and Robinson in a statement. “Holly Hallstrom and the women who stood with her are genuine American heroes, and their fight deserves to be told on the largest possible stage.”
Stated Kushner, “I’m thrilled to not only have this story, and these extraordinary women, in such good hands, but to be part of bringing it to the screen myself.”
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UFC
TUF Jumps to Paramount+
Daniel Cormier, Michael Bisping to Coach June 14
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The Ultimate Fighter(R) returns with a thrilling new season featuring a pair of UFC Hall of Famers competing head-to-head as coaches, when former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier goes up against former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping. The series will premiere exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Latin America and Australia on Sunday, June 14, the same day as UFC Freedom 250, with new episodes premiering every Tuesday for the remainder of the 12-episode season.
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Cormier vs. Team Bisping will feature 16 men's bantamweight (135 lbs.) and women's strawweight (115 lbs.) prospects competing to pursue their UFC dreams. · Produced by Lionsgate Alternative Television, the iconic reality series has introduced a wide array of fans to UFC and served as a springboard for the career of numerous fighters who went on to be UFC champions and stars, including: Kamaru Usman, Tony Ferguson, T.J. Dillashaw, Rose Namajunas, Nate Diaz, Michael Chiesa, Kelvin Gastelum, Forrest Griffin, Rashad Evans, Uriah Hall and Conor McGregor, who was a coach in TUF 22 and TUF 31.
One of four athletes to ever hold two UFC titles simultaneously, Cormier intends to make a statement in his third time coaching on The Ultimate Fighter following his debut on Season 27. He will look to impart the skills and experience that earned him notable victories over Stipe Miocic, Anderson Silva and Alexander Gustaffson. Cormier now has his sights set on shutting out Bisping as a coach in dominant fashion.
The Ultimate Fighter season 3 winner, Bisping returns for a third time to coach on the show that helped forge him into a UFC champion and Hall of Famer. Making his coaching debut on Season 14, Bisping now looks to once again impart the trademark grit and high fight IQ that earned him memorable victories over Anderson Silva, Luke Rockhold, and Dan Henderson. He now aims to out coach Cormier and lead his team to victory.
Past seasons of The Ultimate Fighter will be available on Paramount+ beginning in late May. Watch UFC on Paramount+. For more information, including how to watch, visit Sneak Peak on Paramountplus.com. Visit UFC.com for additional information and content to support your UFC coverage.
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Sony Pictures TV
John Zaccario to Exit Game Show Network
Reorganization Sees Suzanne Prete Take the Helm
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Sony Pictures Entertainment is laying off hundreds of employees across its film studio, TV studios and corporate, as CEO Ravi Ahuja refocuses the entertainment company on certain core growth areas while pulling back in other places. A source describes the move as being about strategy, not cost-cutting.
SPE, of course, is unique among the major Hollywood studios in that it has focused on creating original film and TV projects and selling them to networks and streamers, rather than trying to own a major streaming platform itself (Sony does own the anime platform Crunchyroll). SPE is said to be doubling down on that strategy, while leaning into its strength in anime and its sister company PlayStation, with video game-based intellectual property still somewhat underutilized.
The company plans to expand its game show business (SPE produces Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, among other formats), develop more content on free streaming platforms like YouTube (see the reboot of Reading Rainbow), and develop more owned IP from the likes of Peanuts (which SPE recently acquired) and PlayStation titles.
“While the industry around us continues to evolve, we are uniquely well positioned for this moment,” Ahuja told staff in a memo Tuesday morning. “The demonstrated value of our independent television and film studios offers us the flexibility to move with the market — to partner broadly, match projects with the right platforms, and support our creative partners in bringing great stories to life. Furthermore, we are underpinned by strong franchises and brands. And our connectivity to the broader Sony Group ecosystem centers us for accelerated growth in anime and game IP adaptations.
“This organizational shift is about reorienting to thrive in a changing industry,” he added. “By aligning our structure and resources more closely with our strategic priorities, we will move forward with greater clarity and momentum and be better equipped for innovation and resilience.”
John Zaccario, President of Game Show Network, will transition out of his role later this summer after 18 years at the company. Zaccario’s exit stems from a consolidation move to bring GSN together with the studio’s game show production group under Suzanne Prete, President, Game Shows.
Under Zaccario’s leadership, GSN grew into a top 10 cable network and a top five general entertainment network. The entire linear cable business has been steadily declining in the streaming era, which would explain why GSN — wholly owned by SPE since 2019 — is being folded into the studio’s game show portfolio. Zaccario will stay on to help with the transition.
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posted 4/9/2026 |
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Paramount Skydance
CBS Renews ALL the Syndication Shows
J!, Wheel, Flip Side, Perfect Line Will Return for 2026-2027
From Paramount Press Express
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CBS Media Ventures announces the upcoming slate, featuring renewals and returns of eight fan-favorite and award-winning shows and three exciting new titles joining the lineup for the 2026-2027 broadcast season.
Programming renewals include the #1 entertainment news magazine, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT; the #1 daily news magazine, INSIDE EDITION; the #1 court show still in original production, Emmy-winning HOT BENCH; syndication’s fastest-growing game show, FLIP SIDE; syndication’s #1 new show of the season, THE PERFECT LINE; and the recently announced two-season renewal of THE DREW BARRYMORE SHOW.
These join the previously announced renewals of the #1 and #2 shows in syndication, JEOPARDY! and WHEEL OF FORTUNE, which are produced by Sony Pictures Television and distributed domestically by CMV.
New programming joining CMV’s slate includes ADAM’S LAW produced by Judge Judy Sheindlin and featuring Judge Adam Levy, family-friendly stalwart AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS and high-energy extreme video programming AMERICAN MAYHEM.
“From beloved franchises to breakout new series, this upcoming slate reflects the incredible momentum across our entire portfolio and our continued commitment to deliver top-tier original programming for our stations and partners,” said John Budkins, executive vice president of programming and syndication production for CBS Media Ventures and Stations. “With seven of the top 10 most-watched first-run syndicated titles currently on the air, we’re proud to continue to produce and distribute a wide range of high-quality showsthat deliver for audiences, bringing engaging, proven entertainment to viewers in the season ahead.”
FULL SLATE 2026-2027
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ADAM’S LAW, produced by Judge Judy Sheindlin and featuring Judge Adam Levy.
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AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, family-friendly stalwart hosted by Alfonso Ribiero. Produced by V10 Entertainment and distributed by CBS Media Ventures.
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AMERICAN MAYHEM, high-energy extreme video programming. Produced by V10 Entertainment and distributed by CBS Media Ventures.
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THE DREW BARRYMORE SHOW, daytime TV’s fastest-growing talk show, recently renewed for a seventh and eighth season.
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ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, the #1 entertainment news magazine, hosted by Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner, renewed for a 46th season.
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FLIP SIDE, syndication’s fastest-growing game show, hosted by Jaleel White, renewed for a third season.
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HOT BENCH, the #1 court show still in production, with Judges Rachel Juarez, Yodit Tewolde and Daniel Mentzer, renewed for a 13th season.
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INSIDE EDITION, the #1 daily news magazine, hosted by Eva Pilgrim, renewed for a 39th season.
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JEOPARDY!, syndication’s #1 show, hosted by Ken Jennings, renewed for a 44th and 45th season. Produced by Sony Pictures Television and distributed domestically by CBS Media Ventures.
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THE PERFECT LINE, syndication’s #1 new show of the season, hosted by Deborah Norville, renewed for a second season.
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WHEEL OF FORTUNE, syndication’s #2 show and the longest-running syndicated game show, hosted by Ryan Seacrest, renewed for a 45th and 46th season. Produced by Sony Pictures Television and distributed domestically by CBS Media Ventures..
Sony has today announced its intention to back-run Flip Side and The Perfect Line this fall on game show network.
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The Futon Critic
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Variety
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posted 4/9/2026 |
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